R8 Peach Deal

telestratjazz · August 2018

JerkMoans said:

telestratjazz said:

If anyone want to get rid of shipping boxes in London from those guitars, please can I have it,I need it.Lovely all this guitars, but not for my budget.Any colour do it for me.

Not from these rather flash models, but I’ve got a couple in the garage you’re welcome to have.

Very kind from you.PM-ed you.

terada · August 2018

@DougCoda Any updates on when we should expect your ones to go online?

Hootsmon · August 2018

anyone know if GG are gettin' a batch in?

Ossyrocks · August 2018

All gone now at Peach.

I bought the last one, lovely washed cherry at 8 lbs 12 oz.

Rob

Whitecat · August 2018

Ossyrocks said:

All gone now at Peach.

I bought the last one, lovely washed cherry at 8 lbs 12 oz.

Rob

Nice one!! It looks sweet...

terada · August 2018

Ossyrocks said:

All gone now at Peach.

I bought the last one, lovely washed cherry at 8 lbs 12 oz.

Rob

You got a second?

Ossyrocks · August 2018

terada said:

Ossyrocks said:

All gone now at Peach.

I bought the last one, lovely washed cherry at 8 lbs 12 oz.

Rob

You got a second?

Errrr, might have.....it's all a bit of a blur.

Blaendulais · August 2018

Be interesting to hear what people say after playing a while....so far it all seems about what they look like.....

MikeS · August 2018

Good question, and what surprises me (considering the amount of money this thread has generated) is GG's lack of any input. Very impressed with Peach and Coda, brilliant pro-active customer service,

peachguitarsdotcom · August 2018

MikeS said:

Good question, and what surprises me (considering the amount of money this thread has generated) is GG's lack of any input. Very impressed with Peach and Coda, brilliant pro-active customer service,

Paging @FreddieVanHalen ;

Whitecat · August 2018

MikeS said:

Good question, and what surprises me (considering the amount of money this thread has generated) is GG's lack of any input. Very impressed with Peach and Coda, brilliant pro-active customer service,

Maybe they’re just done with the R8s? Last I checked there was only one left on their site. Loads of R9s but they’re not quite the same bargain.

roberty · August 2018

MikeS said:

Good question, and what surprises me (considering the amount of money this thread has generated) is GG's lack of any input. Very impressed with Peach and Coda, brilliant pro-active customer service,

Are GG on the board? They seem very proactive on IG and FB. I found out about the GG ones from IG.

It's been great having Peach and Coda chiming in here :-)

gringopig · August 2018

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Jonathanthomas83 · August 2018

Wonder what it is about cherry that gets them left on the shelf?

clarkefan · August 2018

As a matter of interest has anybody any idea how many of these have sold in the last, what, three days? Following this has been like being in a blizzard!

pmg · August 2018

Jonathanthomas83 said:

Wonder what it is about cherry that gets them left on the shelf?

They don’t look as nice (my opinion)

meltedbuzzbox · August 2018

Jonathanthomas83 said:

Wonder what it is about cherry that gets them left on the shelf?

Clownburst innit

Rabs · August 2018

Whitecat said:

MikeS said:

Good question, and what surprises me (considering the amount of money this thread has generated) is GG's lack of any input. Very impressed with Peach and Coda, brilliant pro-active customer service,

Maybe they’re just done with the R8s? Last I checked there was only one left on their site. Loads of R9s but they’re not quite the same bargain.

From what I know they are still available but nothing is going to be off the shelf any more as such.. Its all made to order.

Whitecat · August 2018

Rabs said:

Whitecat said:

MikeS said:

Good question, and what surprises me (considering the amount of money this thread has generated) is GG's lack of any input. Very impressed with Peach and Coda, brilliant pro-active customer service,

Maybe they’re just done with the R8s? Last I checked there was only one left on their site. Loads of R9s but they’re not quite the same bargain.

From what I know they are still available but nothing is going to be off the shelf any more as such.. Its all made to order.

I just meant with this specific deal...

Ossyrocks · August 2018

Jonathanthomas83 said:

Wonder what it is about cherry that gets them left on the shelf?

They just don't look aged. It's the colour they would have had straight out of the factory in 1958.

But, they will age and fade because they have used the correct aniline dyes.

There are still some vintage guitars which have been kept out of sunlight that show this vibrant colour.

Rob

Rabs · August 2018

Whitecat said:

Rabs said:

Whitecat said:

MikeS said:

Good question, and what surprises me (considering the amount of money this thread has generated) is GG's lack of any input. Very impressed with Peach and Coda, brilliant pro-active customer service,

Maybe they’re just done with the R8s? Last I checked there was only one left on their site. Loads of R9s but they’re not quite the same bargain.

From what I know they are still available but nothing is going to be off the shelf any more as such.. Its all made to order.

I just meant with this specific deal...

Ohh right.... Don't know about that.. I do wonder why this deal has come about (maybe these are the last of the "off the shelf models?)... And after seeing some of the 2019 prices for the USA models, it does indeed make this R8 deal look better and better.

terada · August 2018

Ossyrocks said:

terada said:

Ossyrocks said:

All gone now at Peach.

I bought the last one, lovely washed cherry at 8 lbs 12 oz.

Rob

You got a second?

Errrr, might have.....it's all a bit of a blur.

Congrats - have to say though, this is not helping me steer clear of a second purchase

TTony · August 2018

I was planning a trip to Peach tomorrow (though not for an R8).

Looks like they're going to be too busy packing things into large cardboard boxes to deal with people turning up at the shop.

I tried to count how many of these had sold to forum members, but it got too confusing when people started buying multiples ...

Brize · August 2018

Ossyrocks said:

But, they will age and fade because they have used the correct aniline dyes.

I'm not sure about that - I don't think they use non-colourfast aniline dyes on the tops. The back maybe.

WezV · August 2018

Ossyrocks said:

Jonathanthomas83 said:

Wonder what it is about cherry that gets them left on the shelf?

They just don't look aged. It's the colour they would have had straight out of the factory in 1958.

But, they will age and fade because they have used the correct aniline dyes.

There are still some vintage guitars which have been kept out of sunlight that show this vibrant colour.

Rob

I don't think they are anywhere near as vibrant as they would have been straight from the factory. its still a recreation of an older finish, just not one that has seen a lot of sunlight.

All of gibsons bursts seem to favour the brown over the red

Whitecat · August 2018

Rabs said:

Whitecat said:

Rabs said:

Whitecat said:

MikeS said:

Good question, and what surprises me (considering the amount of money this thread has generated) is GG's lack of any input. Very impressed with Peach and Coda, brilliant pro-active customer service,

Maybe they’re just done with the R8s? Last I checked there was only one left on their site. Loads of R9s but they’re not quite the same bargain.

From what I know they are still available but nothing is going to be off the shelf any more as such.. Its all made to order.

I just meant with this specific deal...

Ohh right.... Don't know about that.. I do wonder why this deal has come about (maybe these are the last of the "off the shelf models?)... And after seeing some of the 2019 prices for the USA models, it does indeed make this R8 deal look better and better.

Gibson overstock and the necessity of cash flow at a precarious moment in their history, no doubt. Suspect these models made up the bulk of their CS output last year - with slight spec variations here and there - and they’ve just got some they need to get out of the channel as 2019 is imminent, and if the focus going forward is indeed M2M then they probably don’t want them on shop pegs either.

The more I read about 2017s in general the sweeter this deal gets. They are actually ridiculously high-spec for this money.

Ossyrocks · August 2018

Brize said:

Ossyrocks said:

But, they will age and fade because they have used the correct aniline dyes.

I'm not sure about that - I don't think they use non-colourfast aniline dyes on the tops. The back maybe.

You might be right, but I’m not too concerned.

The 2014 R0 I had did fade considerably over about a year. Richard Henry commented on it when he saw it, after seeing it new about 10 months previously. That guitar was kept out on a stand in quite a light music room, so it did see sunshine.

Something everyone may like to consider too, is keeping these out of the cases for a while. My experience of new historics, is that the lacquer is still hardening, and keeping them out speeds up that process. It probably takes a year to reach it’s final hardness.

This is is why some people complain of “sticky necks”. Virtuoso Guitar Polish is also useful on the back of the neck on the VOS finish. It really keeps them slick.

Rob

peachguitarsdotcom · August 2018

TTony said:

I was planning a trip to Peach tomorrow (though not for an R8).

Looks like they're going to be too busy packing things into large cardboard boxes to deal with people turning up at the shop.

I tried to count how many of these had sold to forum members, but it got too confusing when people started buying multiples ...

We should be ok. We’re open on the bank holiday as well, which give us extra time to get everything ready for despatch on Tuesday. Jeff, Scott and Ryan will be the main sales guys tomorrow

Strat54 · August 2018

Why aren't the certificates saying R8? Is this why they are cheaper?

mli3 · August 2018

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